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Japanese symbol for “marrying”

Romaji: saitai
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

In Japanese, marrying is , read (saitai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

Kanji and stroke order

wife, spouse
on: サイ
kun: つま
8 strokes · JLPT 2
sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “marrying”

WordReadingMeaning
らくだ rakudamarrying (of a monk)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふさい fusaihusband and wife; married couple
さいし saishiwife and children
ひとづま hitozumamarried woman
いなずま inazumalightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
ごさい gosaisecond wife
にいづま niizumanew wife
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)
ちたい chitaizone; area; belt

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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